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Shannon E. French
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“Legendary strategist Maj Gen Carl von Clausewitz cuts to the chase with characteristic brutal clarity: “The soldier trade, if it is to mean anything at all, has to be anchored to an unshakable code of honor. Otherwise, those of us who follow the drums become nothing more than a bunch of hired assassins walking around in gaudy clothes . . . a disgrace to God and mankind.”6”
― The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
― The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
“In a sense, the nature of the warrior’s profession puts him or her at a higher risk for moral corruption than most other occupations because it involves exerting power in matters of life and death. Warriors exercise the power to take or save lives, order others to take or save lives, and lead or send others to their deaths. If they take this awesome responsibility too lightly—if they lose sight of the moral significance of their actions—they risk losing their humanity and their ability to flourish in human society.”
― The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
― The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
“The words I offered my students for their consideration as possible synonyms for “warrior” were “murderer,” “killer,” “fighter,” “victor,” and “conqueror.” Over and over again, I found that most students rejected all five. The reasons they gave to account for why they dismissed each of these options as synonyms for “warrior” consistently stressed the idea that a true warrior has to be morally superior in some way to those who might qualify for the other suggested epithets.”
― The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
― The Code of the Warrior: Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present
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